From general-return-2939-apmail-lucene-general-archive=lucene.apache.org@lucene.apache.org Wed Dec 29 16:21:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 23108 invoked from network); 29 Dec 2010 16:21:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 29 Dec 2010 16:21:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 12533 invoked by uid 500); 29 Dec 2010 16:21:52 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-general-archive@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 12326 invoked by uid 500); 29 Dec 2010 16:21:52 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@lucene.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@lucene.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 12318 invoked by uid 99); 29 Dec 2010 16:21:51 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:21:51 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=10.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RFC_ABUSE_POST,SPF_PASS,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of erik.hatcher@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.176 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.216.176] (HELO mail-qy0-f176.google.com) (209.85.216.176) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:21:43 +0000 Received: by qyk10 with SMTP id 10so10585215qyk.14 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:21:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:content-type:mime-version :subject:from:in-reply-to:date:content-transfer-encoding:message-id :references:to:x-mailer; bh=SciGVqFfF1miDF4sHIXpp71kz/zQFHipiTbqW2Mm1vI=; b=cBswDixnFoi3gmLIJyYFz9+U4PN7gO74vdNLQTiNW3sVjHuz0qGkz7nyGoHSFNwKK4 zl1xyvVz1rPNMOq10U4TC4nTB+PHGnM39qMXawH4O7BscJ/eE/QGp4HfPdjTJBNFFoUV 5e0gUtLgoV9KHgBEdHkm8GgLKmqFuTWfJwkaw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=nAdjj0ZIvs8wRrYynsc6W36t4cDejdgjDdXCpvixgsJtBWGT9uSBlVLNAP1xg7CVNc J9hM3X7gNyIgyVKxjKBDKaBfDGYST+Bwrz8/MWTvQyyy7FV+7AoJGM+fhXbZUqRz93Gx YnLIKcR2mCQuSz53hX7D5dTC6Q/HzvIIvlAuI= Received: by 10.229.81.138 with SMTP id x10mr5057015qck.20.1293639682825; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:21:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.0.1.12] (c-71-63-2-238.hsd1.va.comcast.net [71.63.2.238]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g32sm8501518qck.22.2010.12.29.08.21.20 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:21:21 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: [VOTE] Close down the Lucene.NET project, effective January 31, 2011 From: Erik Hatcher In-Reply-To: <432C1260-620F-4F5E-8477-CDB1C4FA84EE@apache.org> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:21:17 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <77C8733E-48A4-4828-8AAE-50256DA91238@gmail.com> References: <432C1260-620F-4F5E-8477-CDB1C4FA84EE@apache.org> To: general@lucene.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org +1 - Shut it down. ----- Sadly I feel guilty of encouraging Lucene.NET to set up shop under the = Lucene PMC, but without helping or even really caring about it (other = than at the time being for everything "Lucene" under this umbrella). = I've never been a .NET programmer (my past in ASP/MSVC++ predates .NET). = So, along with my vote I apologize for not mentoring Lucene.NET as it = should have been. It seems there's a lot of energy behind Lucene on the = .NET platform though, so I'm confident that it'll survive and thrive in = an environment where it most fits. Erik On Dec 29, 2010, at 11:01 , Grant Ingersoll wrote: > Background: Please see the December Lucene Board report, amongst = others, for description and multiple mailing list threads (both here and = on Lucene.NET) on the background of this vote. This move has been a = long time in the making with many discussions on it.=20 >=20 > Resolution: > Whereas the Lucene.NET project has stagnated due to lack of committer = activity and, > Whereas the Lucene PMC is no longer interested in maintaining the = community due to lack of interest in working on the .NET platform by PMC = Members and > Whereas conditions set forth by the PMC in October for continuance as = Lucene sub-project have not been met by the project > Therefore, be it resolved that the Lucene PMC shut down the Lucene.NET = community, effective January 31, 2011. >=20 > Vote: > [] +1 - Shut it down > [] 0 - Don't care > [] -1 - Do not shut it down >=20 > A positive vote result means we will shut down SVN access, put a = notice on the website and send one to the mailing lists as well as close = down any other resources.=20 >=20 > PMC votes are binding and a majority of +1's are all that is needed = (i.e. no vetoes). Due to the Holidays here in the US, this vote will = be open for 5 days. >=20 > Note, a positive vote does not mean that this project cannot go back = to the Incubator or that it must die completely, it just means that the = Lucene PMC is discharging it's responsibility for the project by = shutting down the resources it is responsible for and removing commit = access. >=20 > Grant Ingersoll > Lucene PMC Chair